FanHouse.com also confirmed the Bucks are close to calling up Temple, who most recently has played for the Erie BayHawks in the NBA Development League. He played in 27 games during his NBA career with Houston, Sacramento and San Antonio.

Spurs Nation will remember that Temple averaged 6.2 points in 13 games last season with the Spurs, including four starts when Tony Parker was injured late in the season. He also was also a member of the Spurs’ roster at the start of the season, averaging 0.6 points in three games before he returned to the D-League’s Rio Grande Valley Vipers.

After struggling early with the Vipers, Temple was traded to the BayHawks for Jeff Adrien. While there, Temple has averaged 14.4 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.4 assists.

Injured guard Brandon Jennings will be returning to Milwaukee’s roster later this week. But the Bucks likely will be adding Temple to give them added backcourt depth.

And I’m sure that Bucks assistant coach Kelvin Sampson received a strong endorsement from his friend Gregg Popovich about what Temple could do if he got a chance.

It’s a good opportunity for Temple, who was well-liked by his Spurs teammates during his short time with San Antonio.